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Imagen de brújula y escala de galaxias fusionadas en la franja de Groth extendida

This image displays several merging galaxies (identified by the green circles) found in different regions of a large survey known as the All-Wavelength Extended Groth Strip International Survey (AEGIS). Hubble's Advanced Camera for Surveys took the image in 2004 and 2005. The gal...

Fecha
Jan 1, 2011
Misión
Hubble Space Telescope
ID de archivo
hubblesite-images-2011-30-2909-image
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This image displays several merging galaxies (identified by the green circles) found in different regions of a large survey known as the All-Wavelength Extended Groth Strip International Survey (AEGIS). Hubble's Advanced Camera for Surveys took the image in 2004 and 2005. The galaxies reside at a range of distances from Earth, from 2.4 billion to 6.2 billion light-years away.

By studying many galaxy interactions at various distances from Earth, astronomers can measure the rate at which galaxies merge over time. This information yields important clues about how galaxies have changed throughout the universe's history.

Credits

Illustration: NASA, ESA, and Z. Levay (STScI);
Science: NASA, ESA, and J. Lotz (STScI)

Detalles de la imagen

About The Object
Object NameExtended Groth Strip (EGS), and merging galaxies
Object DescriptionMerging Galaxies from the All-Wavelength Extended Groth Strip International Survey (AEGIS)
R.A. Position14h 17m
Dec. Position+52° 30'
ConstellationBoötes
About The Data
Data DescriptionThe images released with this science finding were created from HST data from proposal : M. Davis (University of California, Berkeley). Notes: The science team for this release comprises: J. Lotz (STScI), P. Jonsson (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics), T. J. Cox (Carnegie Observatories), D. Croton (Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing/Swinburne University), J. Primack (University of California, Santa Cruz), R. Somerville (STScI/JHU), and K. Stewart (NASA/JPL). The surveys used in this study include: COSMOS (HST; PI: N. Scoville; HST Archival Data), GEMS (PI: H.-W. Rix; HST Archival Data), GOODS (PI: M. Giavalisco; HST Archival Data), AEGIS (PI: M. Davis; HST Archival Data), HUDF (PI: S. Beckwith; HST Archival Data), and DEEP2 (PI: M. Davis; Keck Survey).
InstrumentHST>ACS/WFC
Exposure DatesJune 2004 – March 2005
FiltersF555W (V) and F814W (I)
About The Image
Color InfoThis image is a composite of many separate exposures made by the ACS/WFC instrument on the Hubble Space Telescope using two different filters that isolate broad wavelengths. The color results from assigning different hues (colors) to each monochromatic image. In this case, the assigned colors are: Blue: F555W (V) Green: F555W (V) + F814W (I) Red: F814W (I)

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